How to Toast Seaweed

by Devra Gartenstein

Toasted nori is traditional in sushi dishes.

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Toasting nori seaweed makes it more flavorful as well as less brittle so you can more easily roll it into sushi rolls. Most Asian grocery stores sell both toasted and untoasted packages of sheets of nori. Your nori will taste fresher if you toast it yourself. The process is extremely easy and it only takes a stovetop, a sheet of nori and a couple of seconds. You can also season nori and roast it in the oven for a tasty, healthy snack.